Infant car seats are made to face the rear of the car. This is safer in a front end collision because of Newton's First law. Newton's first law suggests
1.Since a baby has a smaller mass it will feel a smaller force.
2.The baby will move in the direction they are facing and not get thrown forward.
3.The baby will push on the car seat with a force equal and opposite to the own exerted on it.
4.The baby will continue to move forward as the car slows and be pushed into the padded car seat.
5. The baby will have a lower risk of injury to their head, neck, and spine due to the rear-facing position absorbing the impact of the collision more effectively.
Overall, facing the infant car seat rearwards follows Newton's first law by keeping the baby's body in motion unless acted upon by an external force, which helps reduce the risk of injury in a front-end collision.
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The correct statement related to Newton's First Law of Motion in the context of infant car seats is:
3. The baby will push on the car seat with a force equal and opposite to the force exerted on it.